<p> Congratulations CSES DI Teams! Amazing showing at the 2015 SWVA Regional Tournament!</p><p>The Awesome Exploding Cannon Hobos - 1st Place in Creature Feature, Renaissance Award for Outstanding Design, Engineering, or Performance, Advance to State Tournament </p><p>Team Leaders: Sarah Kennedy, Russ Beimler Team Members: Matthew Amend, Trevor Waters, Daniel Devlin, Sebastien Croteau, Sanjay Sawh, Ritvik Vasudeva</p><p>Seven Bananas – 2nd Place in Creature Feature, Advance to State Tournament Team Leaders: Mark Kasmer, Paulina Kasmer Team Members: Ruby Kasmer, Kate Kasmer, Aanandi Palashar, Vineel Kavaru, Raghav Vasudeva, Abhinav Karri, Sandesh Ramesh</p><p>Roanoke Rockers - 3rd Place in Creature Feature, DaVinci Award for Outstanding Creativity, Advance to State Tournament Team Leaders: Michelle Musser Team Members: Owen Heck, Bailey Coleman, Tyus Johnson, Dylan Musser, Tori Anderson, Bryson Bass, Liam Hollowell</p><p>Hashtag Hackers – Spirit of Discovery & Imagination Award aka Spirit of DI for exceptional Spirit, Teamwork, Volunteerism, and/or Sportsmanship Team Leaders: Mike Sopko, Julie Kessler Team Members: Elliott Kesler, Bryce Bennett, Braden Bell, Lexi Ratliff, Alexis Bennett, Aidrienne Sopko</p><p>Hoboken Wizards – Tied for 1st Place in Feary Tales, Advance to State Tournament Team Leaders: Maureen Noftsinger Team Members: Mary Alex Noftsinger, Mark Noftsinger, Claire Ahmend, Rowan Cole, Miles Morton, Jessica Heasley</p><p>The Awesome MERP Problem Solvers – Tied for 1st Place in Feary Tales, Spirit of Discovery & Imagination Award aka Spirit of DI for exceptional Spirit, Teamwork, Volunteerism, and/or Sportsmanship, Advance to State Tournament Team Leaders: Veronica Tingle, Cindy Appel Team Members: Tyler Appel, Ana Chubik, Alicia Hughs, Shreya Maden, Sifti Panasar, Reva Sawh, Olivia Tingle</p><p>Thinking Archer Stars – Outstanding Performance in Animal Mish Mash (non- competitive Rising Stars category) , Advance to State Tournament Team Leaders: Christina Croteau</p><p>1 Team Members: Riya Burri, Michael Thorell, Lyndsey Devlin, Ryan Freisleben, Vincent Croteau, J. Cooper Polakowski, Asher Heck, Simon Hughes</p><p>DI Champs – Outstanding Performance in Animal Mish Mash (non-competitive Rising Stars category) , Advance to State Tournament Team Leaders: Melissa Mercure Team Members: Jack Mercure, Mary Mercure, Caitlin Musser, Alan Peng, Evan Candelario, Caleb Wang, Sophia Zeng, Calli Anderson, Miya Morton</p><p>2</p>